• School Nurse (RN)

    Trinity Health (Cedar Falls, IA)


    Employment Type:

    Part time

    Shift:

    Day Shift

    Description:

    At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

     

    MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments:

     

    • MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center

    • MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

    • MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

     

    With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa.

     

    MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

     

    Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a School Nurse

     

    As a School Registered Nurse at MercyOne, you will facilitate and strengthen the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and by identifying and assisting in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning process for the individual child.

    Schedule:

    + PRN

    General Requirements:

    + Promotes and protects the optimal health status of children by providing health assessments and develops and implements health plans.

    + Delegation of duties per Iowa Board of nursing delegation model with health assistants- Functional supervision of health assistants through competency oversight

    + Participates in continuous quality improvement process

    + Administers medication and treatments as indicated, conducts client interviews, assessments and screenings, administers immunizations.

    + Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate health needs of the students.

    Education:

    + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

    + Bachelor's Degree preferred

    + One year of experience in a school setting I preferred

     

    Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

     

    Visit MercyOne Careers (https://www.mercyone.org/careers/) to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care.

     

    Our Commitment

     

    Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

     

    Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

     

    EOE including disability/veteran